His face threatened threaten at every moment to break into a smile of foolish excitement .

And , when she found her power inadequate to her attempt , enraged enrage at her non-compliance , she treated her with the grossest unkindness unkindness , and threatened threaten her with poverty and ruin .

She rapped rap down the mustard pot on the table , and then she noticed notice the overcoat and hat had been taken take off and put put over a chair in front of the fire , and a pair of wet boots threatened threaten rust to her steel fender .